Java + Devices – With the Early Access of Java 8 for ARM, you can do a lot of cool stuff on tiny little devices. Anyone for hacking Java onto a robot, quadcopter, or refrigerator? [well, maybe that last one wasn't so tiny...]

Java 8/9 Hacking – While the Java 8 and 9 releases are still forthcoming, you can already play with the bits via theEarly Access lambda releases and OpenJDK Jigsaw builds. Why not get ahead of the curve and show us what Java development will be like 5 years from now!

353-356-352-236-343 – What do these numbers have in common? Yes, you guessed it correctly, these are some of the many JSR specs that make up the new Java EE 7 release. There is a lot of ground to cover here, so share some of your JSON/WebSocket/Batch Kung-fu with your peers. :)

Duke in 3 Dimensions – The new JavaFX 3D support opens up some pretty cool possibilities that were only fathomable in fancy JavaOne keynotes. Now the rest of us can play with real 3D APIs via the JavaFX 8 Early Access and create some compelling demos and presentations for JavaOne.

We started a new rolling admission process for JavaOne this year where we are reviewing and accepting some of the top talks while the Call for Proposals (CFP) is still open. This gives us a chance to highlight a few of the great speakers and talks coming in and encourages external submissions early and often.

If you haven’t already submitted to the JavaOne CFP, it is still open through this Friday. If your talk gets accepted you get a free pass to attend JavaOne, and the opportunity to speak to your peers and influence the future of Java development technologies and practices.